Surgery video shows removing a skull base tumor that came back
Original title: Transcochlear Approach for an Aggressive Recurrent Posterior Petrous Meningioma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
How far along is this research?
- Lab cells
- Animals
- Review
- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
This is one surgery case shown as a teaching video, not a study.
The short version
This is a teaching video of one surgery, not a new treatment.
What was studied. This item is a surgical video from one operation. It shows a route through the ear bone to reach a meningioma at the base of the skull that had grown back.
What they found. The source gives no abstract. Only the title is available. So there are no results, numbers, or outcomes to report here.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: For a patient, this changes nothing about care today. Videos like this are made for surgeons to learn from each other. If you have a tumor that came back, your own team is the right place to ask what options fit you.
What it doesn't mean: This does not mean a new treatment is here. It is one case shown as a video, not a study of many people. No results were shared, so nothing is proven. It is not a promise of better survival and it is not a cure.
Source: PubMed, October 12, 2026 · Read the original
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